JPH0745830Y2 - Drawer device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a drawer device used for a cash register such as an electronic cash register.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, a drawer device used for an electronic register is provided with a drawer in a drawer case and stores money such as coins and bills in the drawer. For example, by operating the cash deposit key, a drawer is pushed out from the drawer case, and money is withdrawn and withdrawn in this state. In this case, the inside of the drawer is partitioned by a partition wall for each denomination so that money such as coins and banknotes is not mixed. That is, the coin storage in the drawer is 1 yen, 5 yen, 10 yen, 50 yen, 100 yen, 500
The coins are divided into denominations such as yen, and coins are inserted into the divided portions. In addition, the bill storage unit is 1000 yen,
It is divided into denominations such as 5,000 yen and 10,000 yen, and is stored in the divided portion and is held by a holding member or the like.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In recent years, such a drawer device of an electronic register has become easily portable as the size of the device has been reduced. Therefore, you can carry the drawer case upright,
If it is repeated, there is a problem that, among the money stored in the drawer, the coins stored in the coin storage section particularly pop out from the storage section and are scattered in other storage sections or drawer cases. This is because the coin storage part for storing coins is always open.

Therefore, recently, it has been considered to close the coin storage portion with the opening / closing lid, but if the opening / closing lid is simply provided in the coin storage portion, the opening / closing lid must be opened each time a coin is taken in and out. The operability is extremely poor and inefficient,
There is a problem that the open / close lid is an obstacle. This is because the opening / closing lid closes the coin storage portion even when the drawer is pulled out.

An object of the present invention is to realize a structure in which a coin storage unit is closed so that a coin does not fly out of the coin storage unit when the drawer is stored in the drawer case.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The means of the present invention is a drawer case, a drawer that can be stored in the drawer case so as to be drawn out, a coin storage portion formed in the drawer, and the drawer case. When the drawer is stored in the drawer case, the closing member is disposed in the drawer case corresponding to the coin storage section of the stored drawer, and is used to close the opening of the coin storage section. The closing member is moved toward the opening of the coin storing portion in conjunction with the pull-in movement, the opening of the coin storing portion is closed by the closing member, and the drawer is pulled out from the drawer case. An interlocking opening / closing mechanism that separates the closing member from the coin storage portion in association with movement is provided.

[Operation] The operation of the means of this invention is as follows.

When the drawer is stored in the drawer case, the interlocking opening / closing mechanism moves the closing member toward the opening of the coin storing section in conjunction with the drawing movement, and closes the opening of the coin storing section by the closing member. No matter how you carry the drawer case, coins will not pop out of the coin storage,
You can carry the drawer case easily.

Further, when the drawer is pulled out from the drawer case, the interlocking opening / closing mechanism separates the closing member from the coin storage unit in synchronism with the movement of the drawer, so that the closing member does not get in the way when the coin is taken in and out, and the operator does not The troublesomeness of opening and closing the closing member is unnecessary, and the operability is improved.

[Embodiment] An embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

1 to 4 are cross-sectional views showing the drawer device. This drawer device is used for electronic registers,
The drawer 2 is accommodated in the drawer case 1 so as to be able to be drawn out, the closing member 3 and the interlocking opening / closing mechanism 4 are provided in the upper part of the drawer case 1, and the spring member 5 for pushing out the drawer 2 is provided on the inner back side. There is.

The drawer case 1 has a rectangular box shape, and an opening 1a is formed on the front side surface (the left side surface in FIG. 1) of the drawer case 1 and the inner front and rear walls (the left and right side walls in FIGS. 3 and 4). Is provided with guide rails 6, 6. These guide rails 6 and 6 serve to guide and hold a drawer 2 which will be described later, and each has a U-shaped cross section.

The drawer 2 is for storing money such as coins and banknotes, and has a rectangular box shape with an open upper surface, and inside thereof, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the coin storage section 2a and the banknote storage section. 2b are provided, and rollers 7, 7 are provided on the outer side surface as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. in this case,
The coin storage section 2a stores coins such as 1 yen, 5 yen, 10 yen, 50 yen, 100 yen, 500 yen, etc. for each type, and is divided into a plurality of partitions on the front side in the drawer 2 by a partition wall. The bottom is curved in an arc shape so that coins can be easily taken in and out. Banknote storage 2b is 1000 yen, 5000
It is for storing banknotes such as yen and 10000 yen, and is divided into a plurality of partitions by the partition wall on the back side (the right side in FIGS. 1 and 2) of the coin storage section 2a, and the presser is on the upper side of the back side. A member 8 is provided. The holding member 8 is for holding the bills stored in the bill storage portion 2b, and includes a holding rod 8a and a coil spring 8b, and the holding rod 8a is rotatably provided at an upper edge of the drawer 2 on the inner side. The coil spring 8b urges the presser bar 8a so as to press the banknotes when the presser bar 8a is positioned below the horizontal, and by the presser bar 8a when positioned above the horizontal. Release the presser foot. Further, the rollers 7, 7 are rotatably arranged in the guide rails 6, 6 provided in the drawer case 1 so that the rollers 2 can roll when the drawer 2 is pulled out and the drawer 2 can be pulled out smoothly. When the drawer 2 is pushed into the drawer case 1 and stored, it is releasably locked by a locking means (not shown).

The closing member 3 is for closing the coin storage portion 2a of the drawer 1 so as to be openable and closable. As shown in FIG. 1, the closing member 3 is arranged on the upper front side in the drawer case 1 so as to be vertically movable, and as shown in FIG. It corresponds to the coin storage portion 2a of the drawer 2 stored in the drawer case 1. That is, the closing member 3 is for closing the coin storage portion 2a which is divided into a plurality of pieces at a time, has a slender box shape with an open upper portion, and has a frame-shaped guide portion formed in the upper portion of the drawer case 1. It is stored in 1b by a coil spring 9 so that it can move up and down. In this case, the coil springs 9 are attached at their lower ends to the front, rear, left and right inside the closing member 3, and at the upper ends to the drawer case 1 in the frame-shaped guide portion 1b, whereby the closing member 3 is always guided. It is biased to be stored in 1b. Further, cam plates 10, 10 are provided on both sides in the closing member 3 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. The cam plates 10 and 10 move the closing member 3 up and down by an interlocking opening / closing mechanism 4 which will be described later. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cam plates 10 and 10 are directed from the back side (right side) to the front side (left side). Inclined portions 10a, 10a are provided.

The interlocking opening / closing mechanism 4 is a link mechanism that moves the closing member 3 up and down according to the opening / closing operation of the drawer 2.
Two sets are provided corresponding to 0 and 10. That is, the interlocking opening / closing mechanism 4 is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, respectively, a rotating arm 11 that rotates in response to a pulling operation of the drawer 2, and a rotating arm 11 that rotates in response to the rotating operation of the rotating arm 11. It consists of an operation arm 12 that moves in the horizontal direction. The rotating arm 11 is located on the inner side of the drawer case 1, that is, near the innermost end of the drawer 2 that is housed, and the strip plate is bent into a "U" shape, and the inner portion thereof has an "L" shape. None, the middle of which is rotatably attached to the inner wall of the drawer case 1 by a support pin 11a, a contact portion 11b is formed at the lower end thereof so as to project leftward, and a long hole 11c is formed at the upper portion. .
The operation arm 12 is slidably arranged on the upper side in the drawer case 1, has a rod-like shape as a whole, and an end portion on the back side thereof is bent into an "L" shape so that the operation arm 12 is inside the elongated hole 11c of the rotating arm 11. , The opposite end on the front side has an "L" shape, contacts the inclined portion 10a of the cam plate 10 provided on the above-mentioned closing member 3, and moves along the inclined portion 10a. The closing member 3 is moved in the vertical direction.

Further, the spring member 5 is a coil spring that pushes the drawer 2 out of the drawer case 1 when the drawer 2 is unlocked by the locking means that locks the drawer 2.
It is attached to the mounting plate 5a provided on the back side of the drawer 2 and when the drawer 2 is pushed into the drawer case 1, the drawer 2
It is pressed and contracted by the inner wall of the. Such a drawer device is used together with, for example, an electronic cash register, and when the key operation of the electronic cash register, for example, the closing process in settlement, that is, the cash deposit key is operated, the drawer 2 is unlocked by the above-mentioned locking means. As a result, the drawer 2 is pushed out of the drawer case 1 by the spring member 5.

Next, the operation of the drawer device configured as described above will be described.

When the cash deposit key of the electronic register is operated and the drawer 2 is unlocked by the locking means, the drawer 2 is pushed out of the drawer case 1 by the spring member 5, as shown in FIG. When the drawer 2 is pushed out in this way, first, the contact portion of each rotating arm 11 of the opening / closing connection mechanism 4 is abutted.
Since the inner side surface of the drawer 2 is separated from the drawer 11b, the pivot arm 11 is pivoted about the support pin 11a in the clockwise direction accordingly. Then, the operation arm 12 moves in the direction of the arrow Y with the rotation of the rotating arm 11, so that the front end of the operation arm 12 tries to separate from the cam plate 10 of the closing member 3, but the closing member 3 does not move. Since the coil spring 9 is constantly pulled upward, the closing member 3 is pulled up along the inclined portion 10a of the cam plate 10 and is housed in the frame-shaped guide portion 1b provided in the upper portion of the drawer case 1. Then, the coin storage portion 2a is separated upward. As a result, the drawer 2 is pushed out of the drawer case 1 with the coin storage 2a formed therein being opened. Therefore, the closing member 3 does not get in the way when the coins are taken in and out, and the coins can be taken in and out satisfactorily.

When the drawer 2 is to be housed in the drawer case 1, the drawer 2 is pushed in so that the inner side surface of the drawer 2 is brought into contact with the spring member 5, and is pushed further against the spring member 5 as shown in FIG. And is locked by the locking means. When the drawer 2 is pushed in this way, the contact portion 11b formed at the lower end of the rotating arm 11 of the opening / closing coupling mechanism 4 contacts the inner side surface of the drawer 2, so that the rotating arm 11 moves toward the drawer 2. It rotates counterclockwise around the support pin 11a according to the pushing operation. Then, this time, the operation arm 12 moves in the direction of the arrow X, the front end moves along the inclined portion 10a of the cam plate 10 of the closing member 3, and the cam plate 10 resists the coil springs 9 ... Push down. When the cam plate 10 is pushed down in this way, the closing member 3 is guided by the frame-shaped guide portion 1b to move downward, and closes the upper portion of the coin storage portion 2a of the drawer 2 stored in the drawer case 1. . Therefore, even when the drawer device 1 in which the drawer 2 is stored in the drawer case 1 is carried to another place, even if the drawer case 1 is carried upright and repeated, the coin storage unit in the drawer 2 Since 2a is closed by the closing member 3, the stored coins do not fly out from the coin storage part 2a and are not scattered into other storage parts or the drawer case 1, and can be carried in a well-stored state. You can

It should be noted that this invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various application modifications are possible. For example, the interlocking opening / closing mechanism 4 for moving the closing member 3 up and down in response to the pulling operation of the drawer 2 is not limited to the link mechanism including the rotating arm 11 and the operating arm 12, but a motor that is turned on at the closed position of the drawer 2 can be used to drive the motor. It may be driven and opened and closed, and the operation lever is not limited to the interlocked one, and the operation lever is provided outside the drawer case 1 so that the closing member 4 is opened and closed by manually operating the operation lever. You may

[Advantage of Invention] According to this invention, when the drawer is stored in the drawer case, the coin storage portion is closed by the closing member.
When the drawer is stored, no matter how the drawer case is carried, the coin does not fly out of the coin storage portion, and the coin can be carried in a good state in the coin storage portion. Also, when the drawer is pushed out of the drawer case to insert and withdraw coins, it is not necessary to open and close the closing member each time, so operability is good, and the closing member does not become an obstacle when inserting and removing coins. Therefore, this also improves the operability.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIGS. 1 to 4 show an embodiment, FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a state in which a drawer is pulled out, FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a state in which a drawer is stored, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.
The drawing is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 1 ... Drawer case, 2 ... Drawer, 2a ... Coin storage part, 3 ... Closing member.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A drawer case, a drawer that is retractably housed in the drawer case, a coin storage section formed in the drawer, and the coin storage section of the drawer stored in the drawer case. Corresponding to the closing member arranged in the drawer case for closing the opening of the coin storing portion, and the closing member is linked with the pulling movement when the drawer is stored in the drawer case. The closing member is moved toward the opening of the coin storage portion, the opening of the coin storage portion is closed by the closing member, and when the drawer is pulled out from the drawer case, the closing member is linked with the pulling movement. A drawer device, comprising: an interlocking opening / closing mechanism that is separated from the coin storage part.